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RADIATOR CABINET 1930 5 Shees-$heet `Filed Jan. 7,

May 16, 1933 P. ROBERTSON ET AL 1,908,790

RADIATOR CABINET Filed Jan. 7, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet I5 vant-'Ambt 2f-Z4 23 JQQQJW. Jam f i dpa-FVW Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT oEFIcE-- PETER ROBERTSON AND FRANCIS. N. WOODMANYCE CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS, As-

SIGNOES To WICKWIEE SPENCER sTEEL COMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CoIEroIaA-l TION OF DELAWARE j RADIATOR .CABrNET Appncatiqn filed January?, Y192.0. sefiaiNo. 419,185.' Y

This invention relates to a cabinet designed to enclose a steam or hot water radiator such as is commonly used in heating systems for houses, hotels or public buildings. j Y

It is the general object of ourinvention to provide a cabinet so constructed that it may be readily adjusted longitudinally and may be quickly and easily tted to radiators of dierent lengths.

A'further object is to provide' a cabinet so constructed that it may be adjusted as to l length without exposing overlapping 'surf faces in any adjusted position.

Our invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter describedand more particw larly pointed out-in the appended claims. A preferred Y form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which p Fig. lis a front elevation'lof our improved radiator cabinet;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof; Fig.-4 is a partial plan view ofv netV with `certain parts y omitted;

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are detail sectional elevations, aken along the lines 5-5, 6 6 and 7-7 respectively in Fig. 4; Fg. 8-'s a sectional elevation of the front panelmember, taken along the line 8-8 in Fgflr Fig. 9 is a detail sectional elevation,partly broken away, showing our provision for verticalfadjustment of the cabinet, the section being taken along theline 99 in Fig. l; Fig. 10 is a detail sectional plan View, taken along the line 10-10 in Fig. 9; o

Fig. ,11 is a sectional front elevation of certain parts, taken along the line ll-*ll in Figsl and 12; v Y Fig. V l2 isa sectional end elevation of certain parts, taken along the line'12-12 in Fig. 11; l l

Fig.V 13 is a detail bottom view,'looking in the direction of the arrow 13 in Fig. 11;

Fig. y14 isa detail sectional endv elevation, taken along the line lll-14 inV Fig. 1; an-d Fig. 15 is a partial front elevation of the front panel-member. v Y

the cabi-Y Referringto the drawings, our improved cabinet comprises end Imembers or pedestals 20 and 21, atop "member22 and afront or panel member 23. yThe end portions of the top member 22 and the panel member 23 are e slidable in the pedestals20 and 21 and the: ends of the members 22 and 23 are covered and concealed by thepedestals in all adjusted positions thereof. Y -v i A door 25ma`y be provided in the pedestal 21 to aHord access to the radiator Valve and asmaller door 26 may be provided in the top member 22 for supplying water to'an evapov rating pan 2 7 (Figs. ll and 12)"mounted be low'the'top member 22.

The front panel member 23 -is preferablyY Y formed as a lgrid of perforated metal, mounted between and secured tov an upper panel member 28 and a lower panel member 29. The sectional outlines of theA members 28 and 29 'are clearly shown in Fig. 8 and' said mem# bersare provided with rearwardly'projecting flanges30`to which the flanged 'portions 317 of the grid member 23 kvmay be conveniently secured by spot-welding or in any other convenient manner. i i

-By providing' the rearwardly projecting l and concealedflanges 30 and 3l', the grid'k23 and members 28and29-may be completely finished before assembling, as' the heating of the flanges 30 `and 31 by welding will not Vbev communicated to any exposedy nished surfl face. i

Y `The top portion of the-upper panel inem-j ber-28 is slidable in a guideway33 Y(Figf) formedin a top frame member 34, one of said members 34 being Vprovided in' each of the, pedestals 20`and 21. The lower panel mem# ber 29 is similarly slidable in guideways 36`v formed -in lower frame' members* 37, onev of said members 37 being mountedl in eachv of the pedestals 2O and 21. A ",f l j The cabinet can thus'be conveniently adjusted as tolength by moving the pedestals further apart or nearer together, with the front panel membersupported in the guide-v ways '33 and36 and with the ends of the panel member at all times concealed withiny the pedestals. f

At? the upper rear portion of the cabinet,

longitudinal frame members and 41 (Figs. 4 and 5) are provided, said members being of U-shaped section and telescoping so that they will provide a continuous support of variable length. Corner plates 42 are provided yat the front-and rear of each pedestal and these corne-r plates are joined at their inner edges by an angle member 44 (Figs. 4 and 6). The pedestals 20 and 21 are oiiset inwardly, as indicated at 45,to Vafford an'end panel elfect.

Adjustable supports are provided for the cabinet, the details of which are clearly Shown in Figs. 9 and 1Q. Each support` 50 is slidable in a rectangular socket 51 formed at the lower ends of ythe pedestals 20 and 21 and the support is adjustable vertical-ly therein by a screw52. (The screw 52 has a circumferential groove 53.in the head thereof and the grooved portion isy received in fa slot 54 ina late55.1 s Y l r...A-ter the screw 52 is inserted-in the slot 54thezplate 55 iswelded or `otherwise iirmly secured in the socket 51 and the screw 52 is t thusgheldtromvertical movement relative to the socket. Rotation'oithe screw v52 .will

accordingly raise or lower the support 50, so

` that the cabinet may be placed in a desired vefffielposon- Y The inner wall of each'pedestal20 or 2 1 is out away in its upper portion, as indicated at 6.0,(Fig; Openings are thus provided into which` thel top member 22 is slidable, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1,1, 12 and 13. L.Inorder'to provide a support forthe top of the pedestal 20er 21 and also to position the top member 22'and to preventrscratching' rinjuiy thereof, we provide U-shaped channel members/ 62Y (Fig. 12) securedl to the under SlfOfl thetops of ,the npedestalsV 2Oy and 21. A layer 63 of felt or other suitable cushion material is secured tothe underface of each channel member 62 and rests lightly Von the upjperisurface of 1the top member 22.Y 4

y .v ars V.64 arev bent upward vtromj the top 22 aftr'the parts 'are assembled and are so, 'posi- 1 timed thatithey will engage the insideof the plate or pedestal above the openin V andUwi-llthus prevent the top.y member rom being drawn outtoo far from the; pedestals. fgAnglexbars. are isecuredrto the-fupper edgesoi` :the members 34A and 40 and the 'tank previously, .described is supported by the anglemembers'() andis spaced somewhat 55 iiqwuietp member 2a This einem ref ceiveswaterwthrough the cover opening 26 andthis lwater is evaporatedby theheat from theradiator andserves to moisten' the atmos'here in the room where the radiator lsuse; .n

lcabinetconstructed as above described possessesY numerous and. important advantages.V The cabinet'may'be adjusted `length,-` wis to cover a considerable variation in the length. A@fthe radiator. and in every adjusted position the cabinet presents continuous top l 'is of unusual capacity andl isentirelycon':

cealed within the cabinet in all adjusted'positions thereof. All parts 'are formed of sheet metal and are of such sections that they may be easily assembled and that they will vbe extremely firm and rigid against distortion, while at thesame time being of coinp'aratively light weight. Y j.

Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, other- Wise than as set forth in the claims, but what we claimis:- .1. A radiator 'cabinet comprising vmovable endv pedestals having` open portions to fit over radiator ends and to receive a top and .a side panel, a top member, and a sidepanel member, said top and panel members vbeing slidable in both -otsaid pedestals to,vary` the length of said cabinet.

2V. Aradiator cabinet comprising movable end pedestals having open -portions to tit over radiator ends andto receive a top and ,a side panel, a top member, and a side paneLmember, said top' and panel members being slidable in both .of 4said pedestals to vary the length .of said cabinet and both ends-.of said members being disposed within said pedestals in all adjusted positionsthereoi.' 3. A radiator, cabinet comprising movable end pedestals hem/,ingl open .portions `to lit over radiator' ends andfto receive atop -anda side panel,- a top member anda side panel meinber, the endportons osaid top and panel members being slidable in'bo'th of said pedestals to vary the 'lengthof Tsaid cabinet, and Chev/exposed portions of ,saidV members: vpresenting unbroken and continuous surfa'cesibetween saidfpedestals in all adjusted posit-inns thereof, y .v y

4. radiatoricabinet comprising movable end pedestals havingl tops and ,open portions toV fit overl radiator ends and'receive a top and aside panel, a top member, and aside panel member, said Vtop and panel members being slidable'in both of said pedestals to vary the length of said cabinet, and supporting andspacing.meanssecured tothe under sides of thepedestal topsan'd positioned'. above and engaging said top member. l f

, VA-rad-iator cabinet -comprising movable end `pedestals having open portions to it-over radiator ends and receive atop and a side panel, ,a top member, and a side panel member, said panel member having` upper and lower channelled frame members', and Asaid pedestals having upper and lower guideways 1n which said panel frame members are slidable.

6. A radiator cabinet comprising movable 5 end pedestals having open portions to fit over radiator ends, the open portions being formed with recessed portions to receive a top and a side panel, a top member, a side panel member, said panel member having upper and lower frame members, said members having rearwardly extending anges permanently secured together and adapted to engage with the recessed portions of the open ends of the end pedestals. er

In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

PETER ROBERTSON. FRANCIS N. WOODMAN. 

